Yes, the world is overpopulated, but the problem is NOT too big to solve. In this roundtable discussion we’ve convened the “overpopulation solution team” from World Population Balance to offer a “sustainable future” scenario. The team paints a picture of the wonderful world that results from a population sized to match our planet.

They enumerate key benefits to having fewer people, including more affordable housing, a welcome mat for migrants, better care and nurturing of our children, and happier parents. People would be valued more, educational opportunities improve, and we might even enjoy a 20-hour workweek. 

Learn more at the World Population Balance website.

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Living Planet Report 2018 – Told us we’ve lost 60% of the population of vertebrate species over the last 50 years. 

IPCC Report: GLOBAL WARMING OF 1.5 °C – Told us we have 12 years to cut in HALF the CO2 we’re on track to emit, to have any hope of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5˚C / 2.7˚ F. 

Earth Overshoot Day - Global Footprint Network announced we had burned through a year’s worth of the Earth’s regenerative capacity by August 1, 2018. 

World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: Second Notice – Warned that environmental challenges – rather than being solved  – are getting worse, thanks to our intense material consumption and rapid population growth.

Population Decline and the Great Economic Reversal by George Friedman, Chairman of Stratfor, a global intelligence firm